THE ·· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1950.
"FOREIGN"
INTERVENTION IN
Purge Of NEPAL REVOLT?
East German Mystery Elements Said
Socialists
Berlin, Nov. 15.
East Germany's dominating Socialist Unity Party today on- nounced a "thorough purge of bourgeois and Social Democrat bements" within the ranks of he Panty.
The punge,
which will be arried through by an exchange of Panty cards for new ones, vill take place over six months, etween January and June, 951, Party Headquarters de- bared in a communique to the
ress.
"In this period every member nd candidate member of the arty will be questioned. Only he is satisfactory will he be ven a new Party card,” mmunique said. "Party members
the
are
who hable to understand the policy the Party but who otherwise ove to be honest citizens will
·
To Have Intervened
London, Nov. 15.
The Indian High Commissioner in London, Mr V. K. Krishna Menon, has kept the British Govern- ment fully posted with all information available to the Indian Government over developments in Nepal.
Mr Menon has seen Mr Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister, more than once during the week and Mr Patrick Gordon Walker, the Common- wealth Relations Secretary, three times.
According to well-informed Į Talking of the insurgent sources, the Government of movement, General Shanker India is understood to have said: "These
Nepalese Con- told the that,
British Government gress raiders have come from according formation,
to their in- across the Indian border as they the Nepal
insurgents in themselves say. have derived
their "They carry arms and am-
t be given a new Party book,"strength both in men and arms munition which cannot be found said.
be
Other categories would legated to candidate status. Today was celebrated through tEast Germany as the day of "ght against the Schuman m." Party slogans called on Forst arrd West Germans to vent a fratricidal war by hting the "American warmon-
s."-Reuter.
Effective Aid
0
from within the State.
India no
The Government of have insisted that there is question of any part of Indian territory being used by the in- surgents as a base for insurgent operations.
in
The Nepalese Ambassador London, General Shanker Sham- shere Jung Bahadur Rana, was present at an Indian Embassy function last evening. He was
in the open market in Nepal or, for that matter, in India. they are an underground move- How can anybody believe that ment?
"The Nepalese Congress Party'e members are not numerous inside Nepal, though Outside, however, they have a there are sporadic elements. very good following.
"Unless the raiders get re-
seen having a long and friendly inforcements and arms from conversation with the Indian outside, they will be no match High Commissioner.
for the Government forces. They While nothing is known of will be mopped up. Once the
Tibet Out Nepalese Of Question
New York, Nov. 15. he Herald Tribune' editorial
on Wednesday: There is moving dignity in t's appeal to the United ons which does not fall on ears... Yet effective action meult to plan. The fiction hinese sovereignty remains gal bar. and there is ΠΟ national interest to com- its surmounting. India, on one hand, is most closely
trouble in Nepal is due to foreign intervention.
Dutie
Sitting On The Fence
"MacArthur to Blame
Carolyn Collins finds it mighty easy to make friends what transpired between the insurrection is crushed the Gov- with this fine horse after donning western togs in New two, it is known that the ernment will take whatever York. Carolyn was selected by noted artists as the “Girl
Ambassador here steps the situation demands." takes the view that the present The Ambassador, who is him- of the Golden West," and she's wearing a really "fence-y"
self a brother of the Prime Minister of Nepal and à cousin MYSTERY ELEMENTS
of the ex-King, denied--that- Nepali Embassy circles refuse there was a quarrel between the to elaborate on this reference to Ranas and the King's family. foreign intervention, whether "For more than a hundred years they refer only to the large the King has had no hand and Nepali elements resident in no voice in the Government of India and who have been Nepal. The King is completely carrying on some sort of poll-outside politics and cannot de- tical agitation for reforms in mand any powers."-Reuter. Nepul for some time now, or to REPORTS UNFOUNDED active support from foreign
London, Nov. 15. elements, not necessarily
Reports from. Nepal that the Indians.
Nepalese Ambassador to Britain is being instructed
to urge Mr Ernest Bevin against
to advise India alding the Nepalese refrain Congress troops are regarded
General Shanker denied to ted and, on the other hand, night that he has urged the
alone .supply troops and British Government to press the of access for military de-Indian Government to
But India has shown no from assisting the Nepali Con- here as premature to move. Without Indian rship, the United Nations gress insurgents,
an commenting on rendered helpless by geo- Indian newspaper report from y alone...k
Katmandu that a radio message day must come when the had been sent to him asking Nations can in fact in-him to see the Prime Minister
He was
he to prevent violent ag- and seek his good offices in the
on and overthrow it any matter.
that it may occur. But He told Reuter that he had sks it has already taken in not seen Mr Attlee and his only are great, and only as they visit to the Foreign Secretary, slowly accomplished will
Mr ssibility of real world or-
Ernest Bevin, was to wn."-United Press.
acquaint Mr Bevin with the fact that King Tribhuvan had been deposed and had been succceded
kish Destroyers on the throne of Nepal by his isiting Greece
Athens, Nov. 15.
three-year-old grandson,
ACROSS THE BORDER Turkish destroyers, the "Britain is our oldest ally, risar and the Sayanhisar. he said. "Naturally she is con- sent on a Mediterranean cerned with affairs in our coun- arrived in Phaleron Bay try. We respect her goodwill. for a three-day visit with The ets on board.
Phokion Zaimia, the Navy Minister, is giving er tonight in honour of
ps' officers.-Reuter.
at the best and probably unfounded.
It is known that question has been constantly re- the Nepal viewed in New Delhi between British and Indian offelals.
Observers in
If War Breaks Out
In Next Few Months
London, Nov. 15.
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Lord Chorley, a Labour peer, said tonight that General MacArthur must bear much of the blame if a third World War should break out in the next few months.
Speaking during a foreign policy; because London believe
they tended to write that Britain has already disap-debate in the House of Lords, off as hopeless,
attempts to proved of any external support Lord Chorley said "The con-
convince Russia that the West for the Nepali Congress. move- directly into the hands of those quest of North Korea played
wants peace,... who have been promulgating the view that the United States particularly and the English- speaking world have imperialist designs in the Far East".
ment.-Reuter.
Steamer's SOS
"MacArthur is 11 brilliant soldier but not a great states- man," he said, "If there is a third World War in the next months, MacArthur will the responsibility for bringing have to share a great deal of
it about"
The Hague, Nov. 15. The Greek steamer Souliotis, giving its position 48.16 Nerth and 05.32 West, has asked for tug-boat assistance because water has entered its engine few room and two of its holds, ac- cording to a radio message pick cd up here. Indian Prime Minister, The French tug-boat, Abeil- Pandit Nehru, has said that his losta-125, is expected to reach Government is not going to in- the Souliotis by about 8.00 p.m. tervene in Nepal.
That is a tonight, the report added. No very friendly gesture which we further details were given. all appreciate."
Reuter.
NCY
IT'S
AY
Some Yolk!
HELLO, SLUGGO-- WHAT'S COOKING?
THE EGGS YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
IN DAT BAG
. He did not elaborate,
The Marquess of Salisbury, Conservative leader in the Lords, said American and British diplomacy had failed
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Lord Salisbury :.supported Government in trying to get Communist China into the United Nations and said that if this had been done sooner he. doubted whether the Korean war
would have started or. that the Chinese would have invaded. Tibet.
He added: "Asia can go on. smouldering for quite a time without bringing about general conflagration,
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"In Europe, any unconsidered act either by Russia or the Western Allies is liable to un- leash immediately #eneral
a
conflict."-United Press.
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